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Clerkenwell 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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SURVEYOR'S REPORT.
To the Vestry of the Parish of St. James and
St. John, Clerkenwell.
Surveyor's Office,
Town Hall, Clerkenwell,
15th November, 1898.
Gentlemen,
I beg to lay before you my Report upon
the works, &c., executed by your Vestry during the
year ending Lady-day, 1898.
SEWERS AND GULLIES.
25 sewers were cleansed and repaired.
1 new side entrance cover fixed.
8 new gullies constructed.
1647 gullies cleansed and repaired.
1 gully trapped.
2 new gully drains laid.
11 new gully grates fixed.
2 flushing boxes fixed.
7 new manhole covers fixed.
27,500 wire cut gaults were used in the construction
of manholes and gullies, and repairs of
sewers.